Transmissions (2024)

"Amos Lee spent the years just prior to 2024's "Transmissions" exploring the work of his influences, including the lyrical west coast jazz of '50s icon Chet Baker and the poetic Americana of Lucinda Williams. He seemingly brings all of this experience to bear here, striking an assured balance between ragged folk intimacy and gorgeously arranged Baroque pop. It was produced by Lee and largely recorded live over a one-week period in upstate New York. The result is an album that illuminates all of the raw emotionality and literate qualities of the singer/songwriter's best work, but with a broad musicality that feels ambitious, even as it remains loose and never overly planned out. With "Transmissions", Lee has made an album that's both cozy and daring, one that reaches for connection and pulls you deep into it." (AllMusic; 4.5 uit 5 sterren)